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IA House, Senate pass bevy of bills

Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) recently released information on notable bills passed during the last legislative session that went into effect on July 1, 2015.

“I will continue to attend events and parades in my district throughout the summer and fall so that my constituents can give me feedback and share their ideas with me for the next session,” said Fisher.

According to Fisher, the following is a brief list of bills that will go into effect on July 1st:

House File 646 USE OF PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY (PPEL) FUNDS – This bill gives school districts more flexibility by expanding the use of PPEL to include the repair of equipment and technology, school busses, and recreational equipment purchased with PPEL dollars.

House File 227 -Strip Searches-If a person is arrested for a scheduled violation or a simple misdemeanor and is not being housed in general population of a jail, they shall not be subject to a strip search without probable cause. A person who will be housed in the general population of a jail may be subject to a strip search or a visual strip search.

House File 558- FUNERALS AND PROTESTS- House File 558 prohibits disorderly conduct within 1,000 feet of a funeral or memorial service. Current law prohibited disorderly conduct within 500 feet of a funeral or memorial service.

House File 570-RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY -House File 570 protects municipalities from claims of negligent design or construction of a public facility for recreational activities. The bill also exempts municipalities from liability claims relating to acts or omissions by employees from a person engaged in recreational activities if the person knew or should have known the risk created by the recreational activity.

Senate File 227 SCHOOL START DATE (Effective April 10, 2015) – The current law requires that schools start no sooner than a day during the week in which September 1 falls and no later than the first Monday in December. Schools can receive a waiver to start sooner if they can prove that starting during the week of September 1 would “have a significant negative educational impact.” The bill creates a new start date of August 23rd, allowing schools to start on that day or any date afterwards, up through the first Monday in December. The bill also removes any waiver authority for the Department to allow schools to start before August 23. It also creates a waiver for individual K-8 school buildings to offer year round school and start before August 23rd.

A more comprehensive list of laws that go into effect on July 1st can be found at www.iowahouserepublicans.com

IA House, Senate pass bevy of bills

Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) recently released information on notable bills passed during the last legislative session that went into effect on July 1, 2015.

“I will continue to attend events and parades in my district throughout the summer and fall so that my constituents can give me feedback and share their ideas with me for the next session,” said Fisher.

According to Fisher, the following is a brief list of bills that will go into effect on July 1st:

House File 646 USE OF PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY (PPEL) FUNDS – This bill gives school districts more flexibility by expanding the use of PPEL to include the repair of equipment and technology, school busses, and recreational equipment purchased with PPEL dollars.

House File 227 -Strip Searches-If a person is arrested for a scheduled violation or a simple misdemeanor and is not being housed in general population of a jail, they shall not be subject to a strip search without probable cause. A person who will be housed in the general population of a jail may be subject to a strip search or a visual strip search.

House File 558- FUNERALS AND PROTESTS- House File 558 prohibits disorderly conduct within 1,000 feet of a funeral or memorial service. Current law prohibited disorderly conduct within 500 feet of a funeral or memorial service.

House File 570-RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY -House File 570 protects municipalities from claims of negligent design or construction of a public facility for recreational activities. The bill also exempts municipalities from liability claims relating to acts or omissions by employees from a person engaged in recreational activities if the person knew or should have known the risk created by the recreational activity.

Senate File 227 SCHOOL START DATE (Effective April 10, 2015) – The current law requires that schools start no sooner than a day during the week in which September 1 falls and no later than the first Monday in December. Schools can receive a waiver to start sooner if they can prove that starting during the week of September 1 would “have a significant negative educational impact.” The bill creates a new start date of August 23rd, allowing schools to start on that day or any date afterwards, up through the first Monday in December. The bill also removes any waiver authority for the Department to allow schools to start before August 23. It also creates a waiver for individual K-8 school buildings to offer year round school and start before August 23rd.